Metal container



July 2, 1940. R. NYDEN 2,206,260

METAL CONTAINER Filed Feb. 5, 1939 m 4 INVENTOR.

Roam? NYDEN.

Patented July 2, 1940 lUNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

2,206,260 METAL. CONTAINER Robert Nyden, Long Island City, N. Y.Application February 3, 1939, Serial No. 254,440

3 Claims.

body, the cover. being adapted to be slipped off of and onto the bodyandbeing permanently hinged to thebody by a pintle which passes througha series of knuckles formed on the rear side wall of the body and thecover flange. Cooperating means on the front side wall of the body andthe cover flange serves to yieldably retain the cover in closedposition. To remove the cover it is necessary to grasp the container inone hand and then pry off the cover with the finger nail of the-otherhand. Ordinarily, considerable force is required to remove the cover,

the cover is hinged to the body permanently in such. a manner that uponopening of the container, the cover may be swung throughout an angle ofone hundred eighty degrees with respect to the body to completelyuncover the contents of the container and facilitate access thereto.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a container ofthis nature in which the fulcrum axis for pivotal movement of the coveron the body is well forward of the effective hinge connection betweenthe parts so that positive opening of the container will occur with theapplication of but a slight degree of pressure to the container.

Other objects and advantages of the invention, not at this timeenumerated, will become apparent hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container constructed in accordancewith the principles of the present invention, showing the cover in openposition.

Fig. 2 is an endelevationalview of the closed container showing thehinge construction.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 ofFig. 2, certain parts being removedto more clearly illustrate the hingeconstruction; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the fullyfopened container. 0

In the drawing, a container body l0 of sub-.. stantially rectangularform with rounded corners includes a bottom l2 and continuous upstandingside and end walls I3 and M respectively.

A cover l5 conforming generally in configuration to that of the body It]having rounded corners II, and including a top It and depending side andend flanges I1 and 18 respectively, is permanently hinged to the bodyIn, the pivotal connection betweenthe two parts consisting of a wirelink or strap 19 which is generally of wide U-shape formation, themedial base portion of which passes through an upturned bead or knuckle20 formed on the lower edge. of the rear end flange l8. The ends of thelink are turned inwardly as at 2| and extend into apertures 22 formed inthe side walls I3 of the bodylll. The

depth of the U-shaped link I9 is slightly in excess of the distancebetween the apertures 22 and the rear end wall M of the body l0 and thusthe cover I5 is freeto swing about the axis of the base portion of thelink I9 from the closed position illustrated in Fig. 3 to the fully openposition illustrated in Fig. 4 wherein the bottom I2 of the body l0 andthe top It; of the cover l5. occupy substantially the same plane.

Locking lugs 23 and 24 formed on the front cover flange l8 and front endwall [4 respectively serve to yieldingly maintain the cover closed onthe body. l

Referring. now to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the inturned ends 2| ofthe link l9 pass through the side Walls l3 at points which are in thesame horizontal plane and which are disposed a substantial distancebelow the upper edge of these sidewalls. When the cover is in its closedposition on the body In, the lower edges of the side flanges I"! bearagainst these inturned ends 2| while the top |6 remains a slightdistance above the plane of the upper rim of the body l0. Because ofthis latter fact, when pressure is applied to the container rearwardlyof the region at which the inturned ends 2| enter the side walls l3, 1.e. adjacent the effective hinge connection at the rear of the container,the cover will be rocked upon the bodyabout the common axis of theinturned ends 2| in such a manner .as to release the locking lugs 23 and24 and per- 1 at the rear of the container forms a continuation of theknuckle or bead 20 as shown in Fig. 2.

Modifications may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. In a metal container, a body having a vertical wall and a coverhaving a depending flange embracing the wall in the closed position ofthe cover, a substantially U-shaped link having its ends pivotallyconnected to the wall at opposed points thereon, there being a pivotalconnection between the base portion of the U-shaped link and said coverflange, the lower edge of said flange engaging said link adjacent theends thereof when the cover is in its closed position and beingpivotally supported thereon.

2. In a metal container, a body having opposed pairs of upstanding sideand end walls and a cover having opposed pairs of depending side and endflanges embracing the side and end walls respectively in the closedposition of the cover, a substantially U-shaped link having its endspivotally connected to the side walls at opposed points thereon mediallyof the end Walls, said link embracing a portion of each side wall andhaving its base portion extending coextensively with the rear end walland spaced slightly therefrom, the rear end flange being pivotallyconnected to said base portion, locking lugs formed on the front endwall and front end flange and designed for cooperation in maintainingthe cover closed, the lower edges of the side flanges being supported onthe link adjacent the ends thereof when the cover is closed whereby thecover is tiltably supported on the body.

3. In a metal container, a body having opposed pairs of upstanding sideand end Walls and a cover having opposed pairs of depending side and endflanges embracing the side and end Walls respectively in the closedposition of the cover, there being a pair of opposed apertures in theside walls in alignment, a link partially embracing the side walls andembracing the rear end wall, the ends of said link extending into saidapertures, a knuckle formed on the lower'endj of the rear end flangeembracing the medial regions oi the link, locking lugs formed on the

